PHILOS 1100 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Act Utilitarianism, Consequentialism

• School: Ohio State University
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: PHILOS 1100
• Professor: All

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Utilitarianism: consequentialist, the rightness or wrongness of an action consists entirely off of your consequences; nothing else matters, nor(cid:373)ati(cid:448)e. it"s the right(cid:374)ess or (cid:449)ro(cid:374)g(cid:374)ess of a(cid:374) a(cid:272)tio(cid:374, hedonist, the pleasure alone is intrinsically valuable, normative. Pleasure alone is intrinsically valued: considers the interest of all sentient begins. The s(cid:449)i(cid:374)e o(cid:271)je(cid:272)tio(cid:374) (cid:449)as raised agai(cid:374)st utilitaria(cid:374)"s hedo(cid:374)isti(cid:272) (cid:374)ature. Many problems can be raised against its consequentialist nature: problems with justice and rights, punishing the innocent, allowing the guilty to go free, slavery, sacrificing the one for the good of the many, the peeping tom problem. It is sometimes claimed that the problems described arise on act utilitarianism but can be avoided by rule utilitarianism. Act utilitarianism: the right action are those that directly produce the greatest overall happiness. Rule utilitarianism: the morally right action is the one covered by a rule that if followed would produce the greatest overall happiness.